Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond 2-Band Percussion Short Rifle with Type 4 Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1863 Japanese Flare Guns stencil on the front

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Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond 2-Band Percussion Short Rifle with Type 4 Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1863 Japanese Flare Guns stencil on the frontOriginal item: One of a Kind. This is a truly amazing find, coming to us out of an old collection, where it lay undisturbed for years in storage. This is absolutely as it was put away years ago, now only very gently cleaned and found to be 100% period original. It is also in a rare "2 band" short rifle configuration, and looks to have been smoothbored to . 63", possibly for use as a close quarters musketoon or shotgun type of weapon. Definitely a very